This quiz works best with JavaScript enabled. Home > Grammar > Writing Style > Persuasive Language – Quiz 44 🏠 Homepage 📘 Download PDF Books 📕 Premium PDF Books Persuasive Language Quiz 44 (30 MCQs) Quiz Instructions Select an option to see the correct answer instantly. 1. America represents less than 5% of the world's population yet accounts for 25% of the worlds' prison population. In other words, one in four people around the world who are in prison, are in American prisons. A) This is both a statistic and an appeal to logos. B) This is a statistic. C) This is an appeal to logos. D) This is false. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) This is both a statistic and an appeal to logos. 2. (a):the deliberate use of strong words to influence the audience's opinion. A) A. Emotive language. B) Figurative language. C) Euphemism. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) A. Emotive language. 3. Words that take the place of nouns, and are used to create a sense of unity with an audience or distance from a common enemy. A) Exaggeration. B) Pathos. C) Pronouns. D) Jargon. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Pronouns. 4. Which type of text engages the reader's emotions and imagination through vivid characters, evocative settings, and unexpected twists and turns? A) A comedy television script. B) A stand-up comedy routine. C) A novel. D) A news article. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) A novel. 5. Ukraine is a strong, proud and independent nation who will stand up to the bullying Russia. A) Fact. B) Anecdote. C) Repetition. D) Rule of Three. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Rule of Three. 6. 67% of players agree that the football canteen needs better food. This is an example of? A) Anecdote. B) Facts and Statistics. C) Quotation. D) Expert Opinion. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Facts and Statistics. 7. Lighting and colour are A) Used as visual design within the film to add atmosphere, tone and meaning. B) To repeat from a book, speech or movie as by way of authority, illustration, etc. C) Aims to persuade the reader or listeners to share the writer's or speakers point of view using language to stimulate emotional reaction. D) The circumstances that form the setting for an event, statement or idea and terms of which it can be fully understood. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Used as visual design within the film to add atmosphere, tone and meaning. 8. Anecdotes from your own experience A) Fact. B) Statistic. C) Quote. D) Example. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Example. 9. Linking positive, general, and commonly accepted words ('love, ' 'family, ' 'democracy, ' etc.) with a person, group, or cause to make an audience approve without careful consideration. A) Euphemisms. B) Generalities. C) Oxymorons. D) Metaphors. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Generalities. 10. What's the tone here?Ladies and gentlemen, I want to assure you that ..... A) Gentle. B) Formal. C) Assuring. D) Authoritative. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Formal. 11. Which persuasive device involves repeating words or phrases to emphasize an idea? A) Repetition. B) Alliteration. C) Rhetorical Questions. D) Statistics. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Repetition. 12. Does exactly what it says on the tin A) Emotive language. B) Opinion. C) Fact. D) Statistics. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Fact. 13. Which persuasive technique is this? Repeating words or phrases so that they stick in your audience's mind. A) Groups of three. B) Alliteration. C) Repetition. D) Emotive Language. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Repetition. 14. Which sentence is MOST likely to be a hook? A) "This game has five modes and good sound.". B) "Many people have rated this game highly.". C) "Imagine flying through space in a race against time-that's what this game feels like.". D) "It's fun and has lots of features.". Show Answer Correct Answer: C) "Imagine flying through space in a race against time-that's what this game feels like.". 15. Which is an example of emotive language? A) The bakery is wonderful, the park is wonderful and the ice-cream parlour is wonderful. B) People will be left homeless and helpless. C) Mr. Jones jumped for joy when he finally met the jolly farmer. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) People will be left homeless and helpless. 16. Choose an example of rule of three. A) Number one, go to school, number two, learn, number three, get qualifications. B) I need three apples for my recipe. C) See, talk, prevent. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) See, talk, prevent. 17. What is the role of a conclusion in a piece of writing? A) To introduce new arguments or evidence. B) To summarize the main points and restate the thesis. C) To provide a detailed analysis of a single point. D) To list all the references used in the writing. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) To summarize the main points and restate the thesis. 18. What is this an example of? Because you're worth it. A) Direct address. B) Triple. C) Rhetorical question. D) Fact. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Direct address. 19. What is the rule of three? A) A technique where three words or phrases are used for emphasis. B) A rule that states you must use three facts in an argument. C) A mathematical rule for solving equations. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) A technique where three words or phrases are used for emphasis. 20. What might be the effect of a rhetorical question? A) It makes the reader want to read on. B) It makes the reader feel strong emotions. C) It makes the reader think about grammar. D) It makes the reader reflect and think about the question. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) It makes the reader reflect and think about the question. 21. It's the weekend and I'm trying to go On a camping trip with all of my friends, so I need to (a) my pops that it's cool. A) A. convince. B) . C) Agree. D) In addition. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) A. convince. 22. If an author is providing detailed information about a topic, which purpose are they fulfilling? A) Persuade. B) Inform. C) Entertain. D) Describe. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Inform. 23. An appeal to patriotism inclines you to feel devoted to your country.True or false? A) True. B) FalseTagsAC9E7LY03. C) All the above. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) True. 24. What is the main purpose of using Modal Verbs? A) To evoke an emotional response from the audience. B) To indicate necessity, possibility, or obligation. C) To make a point or persuade without requiring an answer. D) To directly address the reader. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) To indicate necessity, possibility, or obligation. 25. Which sentence uses a high modality word. A) I really must go to the dentist. B) I should go to the dentist. C) I might go to the dentist. D) I don't want to go to the dentist. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) I really must go to the dentist. 26. What are facts? A) Information that is incorrect. B) Information that is true and correct. C) Bias in reporting. D) A question that doesn't need an answer. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Information that is true and correct. 27. In persuasive writing, what is the term for a statement that directly addresses the opposing viewpoint? A) Rebuttal. B) Thesis. C) Introduction. D) Conclusion. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Rebuttal. 28. Complete the analytical sentence with the correct option:The author often uses imagery in combination with emotive language, such as claiming dangerous dogs will "rip little children to ribbons" in an attempt to ..... A) Prompt the audience to laugh. B) Shock the audience into action. C) Appeal to the audience's sense of pride. D) Influence the audience with reason. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Shock the audience into action. 29. Tone? "Historically, Aborigines have suffered as a result of racism." A) Assertive. B) Pessimistic. C) Informative. D) Persuasive. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Assertive. 30. To have te same opinion or feel the same way as someone else A) Analyze. B) Argument. C) Agree. D) Convince. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Agree. ← PreviousNext →Related QuizzesGrammar QuizzesPersuasive Language Quiz 1Persuasive Language Quiz 2Persuasive Language Quiz 3Persuasive Language Quiz 4Persuasive Language Quiz 5Persuasive Language Quiz 6Persuasive Language Quiz 7Persuasive Language Quiz 8Persuasive Language Quiz 9 🏠 Back to Homepage 📘 Download PDF Books 📕 Premium PDF Books